USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3)
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Name: | USNS Alan Shepard |
Namesake: | Alan Shepard |
Awarded: | 16 July 2002 |
Builder: | National Steel and Shipbuilding |
Laid down: | 14 February 2006 |
Launched: | 6 December 2006 |
In service: | 26 June 2007[1] |
Status: | in active service |
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Class and type: | Lewis and Clark-class cargo ship |
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Propulsion: | Integrated propulsion and ship service electrical system, with generation at 6.6 kV by FM/MAN B&W diesel generators; one fixed pitch propeller; bow thruster |
Speed: | 20 knots (37 km/h) |
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Complement: | 49 military, 123 civilian |
Electronic warfare & decoys: | Nulka decoy launchers |
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Aircraft carried: | two helicopters, either Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk or Aerospatiale Puma |
USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3) is a Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship in the United States Navy. It is named for astronaut Rear Admiral Alan Shepard (1923 - 1998).
The contract to build it was awarded to National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) of San Diego, on 16 July 2002. Construction began on 13 September 2005. It was launched 6 December 2006, sponsored by Laura Churchley, daughter of RAdm. Shepard.[2] It is scheduled to be part of the Pacific Fleet.
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
- ↑ "USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3)". Naval Vessel Register. United States Navy. 29 June 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ↑ "Navy to Christen USNS Alan Shepard". Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs), U.S. Dept. of Defense. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
External links
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- Priolo, Gary P. (22 February 2008). "USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE-3)". Service Ship Photo Archive. NavSource Online. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
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